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Defense, Space & Security
The Boeing Company
Darrell Warner, Director Space Exploration Safety and Mission Assurance
Assuring Quality in Commercial Space Environment
Conference on Quality in the
Space and Defense Industry
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Agenda
Overview
Boeing Government and Civil Customers
Robust Engineering Required for Human Space Flight
S&MA Role in Ensuring Mission Success
Boeing Quality
Commercial Benchmarking Exercise
NASA Commercial Space vs Commercial/Industry Standards
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On March 3, 1919, William Boeing (right) and pilot Eddie Hubbard performed the
first U.S. international airmail flight in this Boeing Model C, a modified
World War I trainer they flew from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Seattle.
Boeing Products
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Boeing Government and Civil Customers
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ISS,
Shuttle,
CCTS
737, 747, 757
767, 777, 787, 702SP, GPS, Direct
TV Satellites
Civil Aircraft
100,000,000’s
Civil
Defense Military Aircraft
100,000’s
Spacecraft
10’s
NASA and
Commercial
Space
A Strong Quality and Safety Culture
are Required No Matter the Customer
Customer Success = Mission Success
F-15, C-17, F/A-18E/F, EA-
18G, CH-47, F-22, AH64,
E-10, P-8A, T-45, V-22,
KC-135, KC-10, Satellites
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Subsystem Verification High Level Design
High Level Requirements
Implementation
Operations Maintenance Concept of Operations
Detailed Requirements
System Acceptance
Integration and Test
Detailed Design
Systems Engineering
Human Space Flight Requires a Robust Engineering Approach
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S&MA Role in Ensuring Mission Success
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Boeing
Independent
Review and
Mission Assurance
NASA Insight,
Oversight, and
Mission Assurance
Lifecycle Engineering
Focus on Safety,
Reliability, Quality and
Mission Success
Safety and Mission Assurance Integration
Program Management
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Boeing Quality
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Three Processes Key in Quality Drive for Mission Success
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Commercial Benchmarking Exercise
Boeing and NASA S&MA team visited Boeing Commercial Airplanes in Everett, WA
– Reviewed product assurance,
customer interaction, production, and product certification in the development lifecycle
– Shared best practices employed in the respective product assurance disciplines.
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Commercial Benchmarking Exercise
Observations gained from activity
– FAA performs key role in the airplane development lifecycle
– Significant customer role in requirements definition and the vehicle certification plan
– FAA buyoff milestones throughout the airplane production process.
– Commercial model for compliance employs significant partnering between the FAA, purchasing customer, and aircraft manufacturer
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NASA Commercial Space vs Commercial/Industry Standards
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Aligning NASA Commercial Space Requirements and
Standards to Commercial/Industry Standards
Evaluate Boeing
Commercial Requirements
for Compliance to NASA
Requirements
Non –
Compliant? Define
Options for
Resolution
Variance
Required
Collaborate
with Customer
on
Solution
Space
Yes
Develop
Deviation
or
Waiver
Requirements
Aligned for
Mission
Success
No